The girl was a natural comedian, which may have accounted for her popularity.

It was probably the fascinating subject of the song that accounts for its popularity.

The story sounds plausible, and that probably accounts for its popularity, but the government's statistics do not support it.

But this only partly accounts for the poet's popularity there.

It goes by several names, perhaps confusing to the general public, and this may account for its retarded popularity.

Triple-head models offer advantages that account for their rising popularity.

I asked him how he accounted for his popularity.

Maybe that accounted for his popularity with the ladies.

How do you account for your popularity with women with these testosterone-driven stories?

This may account for its increasing popularity among Americans, who prefer milder tastes.